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How I Got Here: Emily Askew. Children & Young People Now is the magazine and website for all professionals who work to improve the life chances of children, young people and families. Keep up to date with a range of subscriptions options; our full …
CYP Now - Childcare ratios to charity closures: CYP Now’s most …
Dec 19, 2023 · In a year which saw growing rates of child poverty, record high levels of children entering care and being issued with education, health and care plans, we look back on the five most read news stories of the last 12 months in order of readership levels:
Councils dig deep to help children and families below poverty line
Oct 25, 2022 · Amid the turmoil of rising inflation, political instability in Westminster and war in Ukraine, the surge in living costs shows no sign of abating, with evidence emerging that it is already harming children’s and families’ wellbeing and experts warning of worse to come.
CYP Now - Access to Youth Work: Key policy developments
Oct 24, 2023 · Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock. Research published by YMCA England and Wales in February 2023 found that spending by councils on services for young people fell from £1.46bn in 2010/11 to £377m in 2020/21, a drop of around three quarters (see graphics). Over the same period, spending per head on young people fell from £182 to £42 in ...
Latest figures highlight council youth services at a crossroads
Feb 27, 2024 · Latest analysis by the YMCA shows that between April 2022 and March 2023 there was a slight uptick in council spending on youth services, and the number of youth centres open and youth workers employed compared with the previous 12 months. The annual analysis explores trends in spending, provision and workforce in England and Wales in the most ...
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CYP Now - Government response to Care Review delayed
Nov 25, 2022 · Government response to Care Review delayed. 25 November 2022 2 mins read Emily Harle Social Care. Claire Coutinho, minister for children, families and wellbeing, has confirmed that the government’s implementation strategy for delivering reforms to children’s social care will be published early next year, rather than before Christmas as planned.
Thinking differently to support children and young people’s …
Apr 29, 2024 · And this is why, despite an overall increase in funding over the past 20 years, mental health services for children and young people are currently overwhelmed. Our Thinking differently manifesto, released on 17 April, brings together a five-point plan to tackle the treatment gap that is so negatively impacting our younger generations.
CYP Now - Youth Work
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CYP Now - Special Report: Adventures Outdoors
Mar 28, 2024 · Despite a growing evidence-base for the wide-reaching beneficial effects of nature on child development, the amount of time children are spending outdoors is in rapid decline; in the UK, today’s children are spending half the time playing outside than their parents did according to research by the National Trust.